Help in knowing how to preserve a part of a quilt burned in a house fire.
 

My step-niece had a quilt made for her son in early 2000, then they had a house fire that burned almost everything. But she was able to save the quilt, but with severe fire damage. About half of the quilt which had been folded survived the fire with slight damage. She wants me to make something of the piece that is still intact, but I am having somewhat difficult time deciding what to do with it. The piece is too small for a baby quilt. Her son wants to save the quilt piece since his grandmother hand pieced and hand quilted the quilt for him and she has since deceased.

Does anyone have any idea what I could do with the section that survived the fire? I don't believe the section that is left could ever be washed as the heat probably weakened the stitches too much.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Is there enough good section for a pillow? Or place the good portion in a memory box frame, perhaps with other things of his Grandmother's? Maybe with a doily she used or crocheted, her glasses, etc. If in the frame, it would not have to be washed. (Or gently washed in sink to get any smoke/ashes off, then in frame, never to be washed again.)

I would think about a wall hanging, or possibly a framed piece. Is there a way they would consider un quilting it? If, so, you could possibly remove the quilting and applique the undamaged part on to a whole cloth, or add new borders and re-quilt.
If you can post a picture, we can probably come up with more ideas.

Have you thought of having it framed by a professional???

I have the same problem with one made for my nephew by his Mom. It has some really badly burned places in it, but he wants it fixed so he can exhibit BOTH sides of it....in some sort of transparent frame on both sides. I j]have been looking at it for over 2 years and still don't know what I want to do with it. n